Jose Joaquin Perez

Jose Joaquin Perez (6 May 1801-1 July 1889) was President of Chile from 18 September 1861 to 18 September 1871, succeeding Manuel Montt and preceding Federico Errazuriz Zanartu. He was a National Party of Chile leader.

Biography
Jose Joaquin Perez was born in Santiago, Chile on 6 May 1801, and he served as a diplomat to Mexico, the United States, and France before being elected President of Chile in 1861 as the National Party of Chile candidate chosen to succeed Manuel Montt. On 20 December 1863, he created a permanent fire department for Santiago after 2,000 people died during a Jesuit church service, and he later fought against Spain in the Chincha Islands War and presided over the occupation of Araucania. He left office in 1871, after which he served as President of the Senate from 1873 to 1876, and he died in 1889.